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Re: Blockbuster is closing the doors

Going to BB had a certain mystique to it. I would start on one wall of new releases and finish at the other side. Sometimes it was frustrating because there were 20 dvd covers but no rentals behind them, so plan B was to wait by the returns and bug the clerk to check the pile for you which sometimes worked. Plan C was to comb the middle rows and settle for a foreign movie or staples like the Pianist or the Fugitive IMO. Don't forget to look at the board for the new release dates and plan to get there early.

I tried Redbox but the selection sucks, now I use XBMC and watch movies while there still in the theaters but they may be dubbed in Korean or Chinese, buts its free though.

Re: Blockbuster is closing the doors

Originally Posted by Awesome!

Going to BB had a certain mystique to it. I would start on one wall of new releases and finish at the other side. Sometimes it was frustrating because there were 20 dvd covers but no rentals behind them, so plan B was to wait by the returns and bug the clerk to check the pile for you which sometimes worked. Plan C was to comb the middle rows and settle for a foreign movie or staples like the Pianist or the Fugitive IMO. Don't forget to look at the board for the new release dates and plan to get there early.

I tried Redbox but the selection sucks, now I use XBMC and watch movies while there still in the theaters but they may be dubbed in Korean or Chinese, buts its free though.

I love The Pianist. Can never go wrong with that movie. Another thing you don't get with Redbox/Netflix - I used to have people come in all the time, asking me to pick out a good movie for them, or "What did you think about this movie?"

I would always tell them the truth. I got in trouble for it once or twice, but I never stopped. The customers knew that they could trust me, though, to not steer them wrong. I would never lie to someone and tell them a sucky movie was good, just to make a few bucks.

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Originally Posted by Cardinal

After years of condemning Bill Clinton for being a rapist, Republicans apparently changed their minds about the whole thing and elected one of their own.